Brush for bottle-cleaning machines.



0. EICK. v BRUSH FOR BOTTLE CLEANING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1916.

Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

SWAN/Wh ma Kmg fiw OTTO EICK, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BRUSH FOR BOTTLE-CLEANING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 26, 1%16.

Application filed July 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,786.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Or'ro E1011, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Brushes for Bottle-Cleaning Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to an improvement in brushes forbottle-cleaning machines.

It has for its main object the provision of a brush of such formation asto offer a minimum resistance to the rotation of the brush within thebottle, and to cause the fingers carried at the outer portion of thebrush to take a full wiping action against the inner face of the bottle.

The brush is illustrated in the annexed drawing, wherein it is shown inelevation, and may be said to comprise a socketed member 1, from whichextend two inclined and divergent arms 2, said arms being preferablyconnected by an inverted U-shaped member 3. Extending laterally from theouter face of each of said arms and at the upper end thereof is a fin orwiper 4, and preferably at the lower portion thereof I provide twofingers 5 and 6. Intermediate the fin and the upper finger 5 I form awing 7, having an opening 8 extending therethrough, and projectingoutwardly from said wing is a series of fingers 9.

The opening 8 affords a passage through the wing for the water duringthe rotation of the brush and reduces the resistance of the wateragainst the brush. It likewise produces a better wiping action of thefingers 9 against the wall of the bottle. Furthermore, this constructionreduces the bulk of rubber or other material necessary to the ing 8, thewing is rendered quite flexible and allows the brush to slip readilythrough the bottle-neck. In other words, the fingers 9 may projectoutwardly to a considerable extent beyond the arm 2, and yet they willfold up or bend quite readily as the brush is forced or inserted intothe bottle-neck.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A brush for bottle-washing purposes and the like, comprising an arm;and a wing extending laterally therefrom, said wing being provided withan opening extending therethrough from side to side.

2. A bottle-cleaning brush, comprising in combination an arm; a wingextending outwardly therefrom; and a series of fingers carried by andprojecting outwardly from said wing, the wing having an openingextending therethrough intermediate the inner ends of the fingers andthe supporting arm.

3. A brush for washing bottles, comprising in combination a socketedmember; an arm extending outwardly therefrom and at an angle to the axisof the socketed member; a wing projecting outwardly from the outer faceof the arm, said wing having an opening extending therethrough from sideto side and substantially from the upper to the lower end thereof; and awiping member extending outwardly from the outer edge of said wing Intestimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

OTTO EIOK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patent:, Washington, D. C."

